Graham Puts 7 On Panel About Aids

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Bob Graham on Friday named seven doctors and public health officials to a panel that will advise state and local government agencies on how to deal with AIDS.

Graham said the panel is meant to serve as a quick source of scientific information on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, which destroys immune systems and leaves victims vulnerable to deadly ''opportunistic'' diseases.

''AIDS is such a serious and communicable disease that it demands vigilant concern by government officials,'' Graham said. ''Yet because medical knowledge about this threat is so incomplete, it is a major challenge for state and local governments to respond to issues raised as a result of AIDS.''